Assemblymember Erik Dilan was born and raised in Bushwick, the neighborhood he now represents in the state Legislature, and in an interview with the Brooklyn Eagle, he called it “the city’s best kept secret.” … Full Article

Fine sights from Brooklyn Heights. Neighborhood residents and workers glimpsed this procession up the East River Wednesday of Coast Guard cutter Legare with two cherry-red tug boats following behind.
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Not everyone in Sunset Park on Sunday seemed to care about the Jets game.As I walked along 39th Street and Third Avenue, right under the Gowanus overpass, and then down Fourth Avenue, I kept stepping into restaurants and a couple of bars: … Full Article

Start the New Year in the know.Shake off the lingering effects of that stroke-of-midnight champagne and walk with us along Dean Street as we check on the status of six residential sites in the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park mega-development in Prospect Heights. … Full Article

Hundreds of parents, family members and friends will come to St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brooklyn Heights to celebrate the Class of 2016 at St. Francis College’s Winter Commencement on Thursday, Jan. 14, beginning with a Baccalaureate Mass at 2 p.m. … Full Article

There are many reasons for the community to oppose the cash-rich proposal to build a huge new building in the middle of the Cadman Plaza urban renewal site in Brooklyn Heights. The juicy location — from a developer’s point of view — bordered on one side by Pineapple Walk, the unique low-lyi … Full Article

The two Brooklyn elected officials who sponsored a subway crime bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo requiring the NYPD to report all incidents to the City Council said the new state law will improve New Yorkers’ safety. … Full Article

The District 13 Community Education Council (CEC) will vote on the proposed rezoning of P.S. 8 in Brooklyn Heights and P.S. 307 in Vinegar Hill at a special calendar meeting on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting, which is expected to be crowded, will take place at P.S. 56, 170 Gates Ave. … Full Article